New statistics reveal the extent to which the de Blasio administration has favored for-profit developers, as well as evidence that non-profits build more deeply affordable housing.
Plus, Nicole Malliotakis gets the backing of the sergeants’ union.
Through human tragedy and political crisis, the mayor has delivered on specific reform promises and kept crime low. But he has fallen short of the sweeping change advocates hoped he would engineer.
The day after a debate, it’s back to the campaign trail for the Republican nominee.
Besides the mayoral debate, arguments over the New Jersey governorship, the statue of Columbus, the 43rd district Council seat and a key development site in Brooklyn are also in the headlines.
Two faith-based organizations are calling for investments in NYCHA and 15,000 units of affordable senior apartments on NYCHA land.
And guess what? It’s time to register for the 2018 party primaries.
Bill de Blasio celebrates crime falling. Nicole Malliotakis points to increases in specific types of crime. What’s the full story?
The mayor has done a lot. But his critics in the housing world say he is still falling short of what the city’s affordability crisis demands.
Maybe it sounds boring. But it ain’t simple, that’s for sure.
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